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Cafe Central MalaguetaLa Malagueta, Málaga

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

C. Cervantes0.0 mi from La Malagueta centrelast reviewed August 2026

This La Malagueta counter pours Café Central's own Málaga-roasted coffee, made by a Q grader and multiple-time Andalucía barista champion, with named single origins running across the menu.

Third-generation Málaga roasters put an Andalucía barista champion behind the espresso machine.

4.2★★★★(1,075)
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Competition pedigreeRoasts on-siteSingle originsBeans to go

What we love

  • •Roasts its own coffee in Málaga, run by the third-generation Prado family
  • •Head roaster Rabi Aouam is a Q grader and multiple-time Andalucía barista champion, national runner-up
  • •Named single origins sourced to estate level across multiple countries
  • •Coffee served across all its cafés, not just sold as retail beans

Location

C. Cervantes, 13, Málaga-Este, 29001 Málaga, Spain

26m from La Malagueta centre

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From the Journal

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Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug

The wrong island

I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.

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